Upcoming Forums & Webinars
Aug
1
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Upcoming Forums & Webinars

5 August 2025, IF Webinar

2 September 2025, IF Birmingham

3 September 2025, IF Webinar

4 September 2025, IF London

10 September 2025, IF Newcastle

17 September 2025, IF Leeds

24 September 2025, IF Edinburgh

1 October 2025, IF Webinar

7 October 2025, IF Railway Webinar

9 October 2025, IF Leeds

15 October 2025, IF London

22 October 2025, IF Birmingham

29 October 2025, IF Glasgow

4 November 2025, IF Webinar

6 November 2025, IF London

13 November 2025, IF Leeds

26 November 2025, IF Birmingham

16 December 2025, IF Webinar

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IF Leeds Round Table
Jul
24
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

Hosted by Weightmans in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to present a Round Table discussion chaired by Kerry Waters. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Anne Wilson MBE, Head of Business Growth and Leadership Programmes at Whyy? Change
Tim Mobbs, Head of Ambassadors and Community at Teach First
Kerry Waters, Weightmans Legal Director
Harold Rose, Managing Director of Alex Rose Fine Tailoring  

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IF Birmingham Forum
Jul
9
3:00 PM15:00

IF Birmingham Forum

Hosted by BGF, Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Aaron Baker. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Lee Corden, business owner and entrepreneur, creative strategist and co-founder of RichCX
Mark Panayides, Managing Partner of Obsidian Business Investments 
Alison Davison-Cox, Partner at Gateley Legal
Aaron Baker, Investments BGF 
Annemarie Higgins, executive coach at Hopstone
Mike Hudson, Chief Risk Officer for Cambridge and Counties Bank
Rafi Trad, Sentinel Partners

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IF Webinar with Speakers
Jul
1
4:00 PM16:00

IF Webinar with Speakers

We are excited to introduce our upcoming webinar, led by Harry Corbett, Founder and Director of Intelligence Forums. Joining him are our ace speakers: 


Ben Spargo, The Alchemist Regional Business Development Manager 
Elizabeth Sugden, Associate Solicitor at Crombie Wilkinson 
Alan Winters CB, Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of Sussex
Chris Leech MBE, Associate Principal Consultant, Head of Responsible Business Practice, Tracsis Transport Consultancy  
Angeliki Stogia, Head of Stakeholder Engagement on TransPennine  Route Upgrade for Network

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IF Birmingham Forum
Jun
25
3:00 PM15:00

IF Birmingham Forum

Hosted by Azets, Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Gary Hyem. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Neil Thorogood, Principal of Thorogood and Associates 
Karen Bailey, Bailey Wright & Co Principal Solicitor
Gary Hyem, Azets UK Corporate Finance Specialist 
Jez Collins, Founder of Birmingham Music Archive
Sally Greenwood, Investment Director at Walker Cripps
Michael Gordon, Property & Social Housing Consultant at Gordon Brooks  
Richard Meek, Managing Director of Colmore Partner

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IF Leeds Round Table
Jun
12
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

Hosted by We Are Magpie in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to present a Round Table discussion chaired by Dan Jamieson. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Christopher Hulme, Magpie Business Development Manager 
Poonam Kaur BSC (Hons) FCCA Cert IoD, CEO of FDS
Ian Yeowart MCILT, Managing Director of Grand Union Trains 
Karen Cruise, Chief Exec of Flourished Minds C.I.C. 

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IF Webinar with Speakers
Jun
3
4:00 PM16:00

IF Webinar with Speakers

We are excited to introduce our upcoming webinar, led by Harry Corbett, Founder and Director of Intelligence Forums. Joining him are our ace speakers: 
Purnima Tanuku, Purnima is the Executive Chair of NDNA
Dr Jennifer Considine, Honorary Senior Researcher, University of Dundee,
Senior Research Follow KAPSARC  
Chris Dowen, MoRServ Director  
Ian Collison, Director of Collison Cut Flowers

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IF London Round Table with Speakers
May
21
5:30 PM17:30

IF London Round Table with Speakers

Hosted by Frederick Bjørn at Payne Hicks Beach, we are thrilled to introduce an outstanding lineup of speakers: 
Andrew Griffith MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Ian Thornton-Trump, Chief Information Security Officer at Cyjax 
Michael Potter, Curve Workplaces Managing Director
Alan Aldridge, Founder of Catalyst Executive Coaching 
Professor Kerensa Jennings FRSA, Non Executive Adviser to Knight Frank
Rupert Wertheimer, Director, Head of Block Management at Lornham
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, Tax at Andersen

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IF Birmingham Forum
May
15
3:00 AM03:00

IF Birmingham Forum

Hosted by Harrison Clark Rickerbys,  Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Hannah Nicholls. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Mark Hignett,  Founding Member of the Tanat Valley Light Railway
Satvir Bungar MBE FCA, Managing Director, Head of Business Services M&A at BDO Corporate Finance  
Hannah Nicholls, Legal Director & Family Mediator at HCR Legal LLP
Martin Hall, Managing Director M Hall   
Thomas O'Brien, Tom Wrote It 

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IF Webinar with Speakers
May
13
4:00 PM16:00

IF Webinar with Speakers

We are excited to introduce our upcoming webinar, led by Harry Corbett, Founder and Director of Intelligence Forums. Joining him are our outstanding speakers: 
Dr Bruce Lloyd, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Management at London South Bank University   
Cindy Williams-Findlay, Business Consultant
Almuth McDowall, professor of Organisational Psychology at Birkbeck University of London.
Toni McLelland MSc FRSA, Business Mentor
Freya Cunningham, Senior Philanthropy Officer at The Soil Association Charity
Sheila Gilmore, Chief Executive, VisitArran & The Arran Trust
Susan Murray MP 

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IF Leeds Round Table
May
7
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

Hosted by Fazenda in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to host a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Roger Neary, Chief Sales Officer at DB Cargo
Richard Cramer, Managing Partner at Front Row Legal 
Mark Jarvis, Academy for Scaling Businesses   
Andrew Cooper, Chief Executive of Leeds Business Improvement District
Kevin Parkin, Castings Technology Executive Chairman  

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IF Birmingham
Apr
9
3:00 PM15:00

IF Birmingham

Hosted by BNP Paribas,  Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Hannah Nicholls, Legal Director & Family Mediator at HCR Legal LLP
Cindy Williams-Findlay, Speaker, disability consultant, C4I Solutions ltd non executive director
Jack McCaughtrie, Digital Marketing Consultant, Core Tree Director 

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IF Edinburgh Round Table
Apr
3
4:00 PM16:00

IF Edinburgh Round Table

Hosted at Fletcher Jones in Edinburgh, Intelligence Forums is delighted to host a Round Table discussion chaired by Monica Langa. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Jemiel Benison, Senior Policy Officer Citizens Advice Scotland
Alison Gay, Senior Public Affairs Consultant The Lang Cat
Mark Llderton, Service Delivery Director ScotRail
Alistair Wood, Executive Vice President of real estate and development at AEG Europe 
Martin Boyle, CodeBase Director of Innovation and Transformation
Austin Lafferty Consultant Solicitor, Austin Lafferty Solicitors

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IF Webinar with Speakers
Apr
1
4:00 PM16:00

IF Webinar with Speakers

We are excited to introduce our upcoming webinar, led by Harry Corbett, Founder and Director of Intelligence Forums. Joining him are our outstanding speakers: 

Peter Lovering, Founder and CEO of The Beem Car Group 
Venetia Bell, COO of Clean Air Fund

Emma Rawson, ATT Technical Officer, Association of Taxation Technicians   
Andrew Woodward, Woodward Consulting Limited, EMCC Senior Practitioner 
Graeme Hills, Head of Tax at Duncan and Toplis
Maxine Laceby, CEO of Absolute Collagen

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IF London
Mar
13
4:00 PM16:00

IF London

Hosted by PWC we are thrilled to present an array of engaging speakers.
Suresh Weerasinghe, Suresh Weerasinghe, Head of U.K. Growth and Investments Group Public Affairs at Aviva
Professor David Heymann, CBE BA MD DTM&H, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine  
Ed Smith CBE, Chairman at Assura plc
Zelf Hussain, PWC Partner 
Waqar Shah, Kingsley Napley Partner
Patrick King, Senior Researcher at Reform

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IF Leeds Round Table
Mar
6
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

Hosted by Weightmans Law Firm in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to present a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Dr. Kersten Hall, Visiting Fellow, School of Philosophy, 
Paul Testa, Director of Hem Architects 
Tracy Carpenter, owner of Mint HR and an HR Consultant 
Harold Rose, Managing Director of Alex Rose Fine Tailoring 
Charles Heppenstall, Weightmans LLP Partner    

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 IF Birmingham Forum
Mar
5
3:00 PM15:00

IF Birmingham Forum

Hosted by BNP Paribas,  Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Dr Steve Walker, Chief Executive and Director of Art Business Loans 
Phillip Bouwman, Million Circles Director 
Matthew Cole, Head of Fuel Bank Association
Pauline O’Rourke, Solicitor and Consultant to New Leaf  
Hannah Sheahan, Education & Community Engagement Coordinator (Dudley), Eton Star Partnership 
Thomas O'Brien, Tom Wrote It 

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IF London
Feb
26
4:00 PM16:00

IF London

Hosted by Hausfeld Law Firm, we are thrilled to present an array of engaging speakers.
Major The Right Honourable The Earl Attlee TD
The Right Honourable The Lord Inglewood DL FSA
Andrew Parkes, National Technical Director, Tax at Andersen
Richard Angus, Head of Business Development, Hardman and Co  
Andy Richardson, CEO and Founder of Aspire Business Growth and Improvement
Trevor Abrahmsohn, Glentree International 
Trevor Hutton, Ovalway Director

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IF Public Talk Webinar
Feb
25
4:00 PM16:00

IF Public Talk Webinar

Intelligence Forums is chuffed to have an Intelligence Forums Public Talks Webinar about Social Mobility. The chair for this meeting is Tim Bovy.

The speakers providing their perspective for five minutes each are as follows:
Satvir Bungar MBE FCA, Managing Director, Head of Business Services M&A at BDO
Aaron Baker, Investments BGF 
Thomas O'Brien, Tom Wrote It
Dean Lomas, Business Development Manager at Begbies Traynor Birmingham
Lloyd Ansermoz, business leader  
Toni Kent, speaker, stand-up and writer specializing in social mobility. 
Nikki Davies, Principal & CEO of Leeds College of Building 
Sean Costello, Head of Educational Opportunities at Eton College 
Graeme Jordan FCIM, CV and Marketing Strategy Consultant  

Public Talks Committee:
Francesca Docker, North East correspondent for IF 
Timothy BovyCEO and Cofounder Six Sentinels
Zoe Saari, HumanshipUK - Positive Psychologist 
Thomas O'Brien, Tom Wrote It    
Rita Roberts, Intelligence Forums Lead Diplomat
Inigo Ackland, Headhunter at Stanton Chase, and Co-Founder of Fresh Hands
Tim Hartley, Business Development Director at GB Railfreight 
Rebecca Farrington, Learning Business Partner at KPMG    

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IF Birmingham Forum
Feb
20
3:00 PM15:00

IF Birmingham Forum

Hosted by Begbies Traynor, Intelligence Forums is delighted to return to a Birmingham boardroom for a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our guest speakers for the forum will be:

Dean Lomas, Business Development Manager at Begbies Traynor Birmingham
Michael Kelly, Director of KEL Consulting
Will Jenks, Actismart Managing Director 
Richard Winterton, Richard Winterton Auctioneers Managing Director and Auctioneer

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IF Webinar: Shaping Our Railways Past, Present and Future
Feb
18
5:00 PM17:00

IF Webinar: Shaping Our Railways Past, Present and Future

We are thrilled to present our next Railways Webinar chaired by Richard Brice where we will hear from the following ace speakers:

John McGoldrick, Curator of Industrial History at Leeds Industrial Museum

Hamish Critchell-Ward, Environment Manager for Network Rail Eastern Region

Ian Millward, Volunteer Liason Officer at South Tynedale Railway

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IF Newcastle Round Table
Feb
12
3:00 PM15:00

IF Newcastle Round Table

  • Alchemist 5 Grey’s Quarter Eldon Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7AP (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Intelligence Forums is thrilled to host a Round Table discussion at The Alchemist, chaired by  Monica Langa. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

 Andrew Woodward, Woodward Consulting Limited, EMCC Senior Practitioner
Tim Hill, Senior Office Partner Eversheds Sutherland
Graeme Jordan FCIM, CV and Marketing Strategy Consultant 
Ben Spargo, The Alchemist Regional Business Development Manager
Elizabeth Sugden, Associate Solicitor at Crombie Wilkinson 

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IF Webinar with Speakers
Feb
6
4:00 PM16:00

IF Webinar with Speakers

We are thrilled to present our next webinar chaired by Harry Corbett, Intelligence Forums Founder and Director. Our ace speakers are:

Andrew Woodward, Woodward Consulting Limited, EMCC Senior Practitioner
Monica Langa, Fletcher Jones Director
Thomas O'Brien, Tom Wrote It   
Scott Wellcome, Director of Grain Risk Management & Sourcing at GoodMills Group GmbH 
Zelf Hussain, Restructuring and Insolvency Partner at PWC

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IF Leeds Round Table
Feb
4
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

  • Schofield Sweeney Ventura Wellington St Leeds LS1 2AY (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Hosted by Pardeep Khela and Manjit Virdee from Schofield Sweeney Solicitors in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to host a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Paul Staples, Engineering Director of TransPennine Express
Pete Shillito, Director Shillito Executive Search
Colin Saville, Quantuma
Matthew Finney, Director and Adviser owner at Mercian FS  
Pardeep Khela, Schofield Sweeney Partner
Bob Gomersall, Chair and Founder of Surpass

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London Forum at Howard Kennedy
Jan
30
5:30 PM17:30

London Forum at Howard Kennedy

Hosted by Howard Kennedy, we are delighted to present a Round Table discussion chaired by Lois Langton and Nina Lake. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are: 

John Flesher, CEN Deputy Director
Ellen Milner, Director of Public Policy at CIOT 
Victoria Vyvyan, President of Country Land and Business Association
Simon Kenney, Goodfellow CEO   
Ewan Pearson, Management Consultant at Grant Pearson Brown
Alistair Wood, Executive Vice President of real estate and development at AEG Europe

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IF Leeds Round Table
Jan
22
4:00 PM16:00

IF Leeds Round Table

Hosted by Louise Norbury Robinson from Walker Morris law firm in Leeds, Intelligence Forums is delighted to host a Round Table discussion chaired by Harry Corbett. Our ace guest speakers for the forum are:

Niels Pedersen, Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) 
Dan Jamieson, Account Executive at Marshall Wooldridge  
Mark Jarvis, Academy for Scaling Businesses  
Louise Norbury Robinson, Director at Walker Morris Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) Team
Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, The Lord Mayor of Leeds

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